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regulatory capture

When regulatory agencies are controlled by the industries they are supposed to regulate. Incidents involve appointment of industry figures to lead agencies, dismantlement of enforcement, and policies that benefit regulated industries at public expense.

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CFPB Dismantlement While Musk Launches Competing XMoney Payment Service

Musk used his government role leading DOGE to dismantle the CFPB, the agency positioned to regulate his XMoney digital payments platform, while gaining access to competitors' confidential financial …

  • DOGE shut down the CFPB on February 8, 2025, ordering all staff to stop work. The CFPB was the primary regulator that would have overseen …
  • X (formerly Twitter) announced XMoney, a peer-to-peer digital payments service with Visa debit card integration, which entered beta in March …